“It’s a complicated show”: FOH engineer Matt Butcher on Gorillaz’s most ambitious tour yet
“It’s a complicated show”: FOH engineer Matt Butcher on Gorillaz’s most ambitious tour yet
In the second half of 2017, Damon Albarn’s animated ‘virtual’ collective...
Guitar Classics: The Les Paul Bible is on sale now!
Guitar Classics: The Les Paul Bible is on sale now!
It’s 60 years since Gibson released the sunburst Les Paul Standard, creating what would become...
Taurus Amp debuts The Servo.
Taurus Amp debuts The Servo.
Polish amp specialist Taurus has launched a unique new effects pedal it calls The Servo. Unusually, though primarily designed for...
Vintage Bench Test: 1969 Gibson Flying V
Vintage Bench Test: 1969 Gibson Flying V
Ted McCarty’s modernist models were ahead of their time but second time around, they proved perfect for psychedelia,...
PRS SE Bernie Marsden Signature 2017 LTD
PRS SE Bernie Marsden Signature 2017 LTD
The Whitesnake founder’s signature guitar returns to the stage. Chris Vinnicombe finds out if it’s a beast of...
The Money Shot: 1965 Guild Duane Eddy 400
The Money Shot: 1965 Guild Duane Eddy 400
This hollow-bodied twangtastic beast was one of the highlights of the December 2017 Gardiner Houlgate Guitar Auction...
Gretsch G5435 Limited Edition Electromatic Pro Jet
Gretsch G5435 Limited Edition Electromatic Pro Jet
Limited to just 250 pieces in Europe, will this affordable single-cut leave Chris Vinnicombe feelin’ blue?
Although the Electromatics...
Blackstar HT Venue MkII Club 40 & Stage 60 212
Blackstar HT Venue MkII Club 40 & Stage 60 212
Blackstar gives its award-winning mid-price amplifier range an overhaul. Chris Vinnicombe checks out the new...
Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings
Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings
A year after we first saw them at NAMM 2017, we get to grips with these highly advanced strings. Can we...
Win! Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings!
Win! Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings!
We’ve got five sets of Ernie Ball’s highly advanced Paradigm strings to give away, and you could win a set!
Where...
Spector ‘Bantam’ short-scale basses arrive in the UK
Spector ‘Bantam’ short-scale basses arrive in the UK
Spector UK has a new range of short scale basses, the Bantam series, immediately available in the...
Manson Guitar works MA-25 Anniversary Edition
Manson Guitar works MA-25 Anniversary Edition
Manson has chosen to mark a quarter-century of high-class luthiery with one of the sparkliest guitars we’ve ever seen....
Win! A complete Audio-Technica home recording studio!
Win! A complete Audio-Technica home recording studio!
The AT2035-Studio pack from Audio-Technica is marketed as the ultimate studio project kit, and with good reason –...
DW’s LOWPRO Travel Kit wins “Best in Show” at NAMM 2018
DW’s LOWPRO Travel Kit wins “Best in Show” at NAMM 2018
DW’s Performance Series LowProTravel Kit was named “Best in Show” at the 2018 Winter...
The March issue of The Guitar Magazine is on sale now!
The March issue of The Guitar Magazine is on sale now!
The March 2018 issue of The Guitar Magazine is on sale now, featuring Fender’s...
Black Volt Amplification Crazy Horse
Black Volt Amplification Crazy Horse
Eye-catching cabinets and a unique vibe have seen this LA amp company generate the right kind of buzz among A-list...
Deimel Guitarworks – Firestar Custom
Deimel Guitarworks – Firestar Custom
Quirky looks and even quirkier electrics make this German boutique creation a guitar for the true individualist – but will...
Interview: Weezer – Keep Fishin’
Interview: Weezer – Keep Fishin’
Platinum-selling LA power-pop outfit Weezer are back with a brand new album, Pacific Daydream, which gives greater emphasis than ever...
NAMM 2018: dBTechnologies unveils ES1002 PA system
NAMM 2018: dBTechnologies unveils ES1002 PA system
The new system is aimed at touring musicians and DJsdBTechnologies has revealed the latest addition to...
NAMM 2018: Unity Audio reveals new Mini-Rock monitors
NAMM 2018: Unity Audio reveals new Mini-Rock monitors
The new Mini-2 is the smallest in the company’s active monitor catalogueUnity Audio introduced its...
NAMM 2018: Bassics launch details
NAMM 2018: Bassics launch details
Renowned British studio equipment engineer Malcolm Toft is the design guru behind the new Bassics range of bass amplification launched...
NAMM 2018: Yamaha Guitars
NAMM 2018: Yamaha Guitars
Most of the guitar interest from Yamaha this year lay with the company’s new acoustic models as its Revstar (electric) activity...
NAMM 2018: Ashdown AA-50 and AA-100 combos
NAMM 2018: Ashdown AA-50 and AA-100 combos
There was plenty of news from the UK’s Ashdown at this year’s Winter NAMM and not all of...
NAMM 2018: Rhythm Tech
NAMM 2018: Rhythm Tech
Rhythm Tech announced the introduction of a revamped Cajon with enhanced bass response at Winter NAMM 2018. According to Gil Soucy,...
NAMM 2018: More from EMD
NAMM 2018: More from EMD
EMD is having a busy Winter NAMM with product launches right across the board. Among guitars, in addition to the...
